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ICMR-funded GITAM project aims at blood test for early detection of triple-negative breast cancer
The ICMR-funded project will compare blood samples from early-stage patients with those from healthy women
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Duale Declares No Ebola billionaires under his watch, as he intensifies graft war at MoH
Duale Declares No Ebola billionaires under his watch, as he intensifies graft war at MoH. NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 23 -Health Cabinet Secretary Aden Duale has vowed to prevent corruption and profiteering in Kenya’s response to the Ebola outbreak, warning that there will be no “Ebola billionaires” under his watch. Speaking during the commissioning of a new maternity wing at Uruku Health Centre in Meru County, Duale said the ministry had put in place tighter controls to prevent unscrupulous business people and public officials from exploiting the health crisis to defraud the government.
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Family reputation must not shield child abusers—DSVA
By Efe Onodjae The Executive Secretary of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, has warned families against prioritising their reputation over the protection of children who suffer sexual abuse. Vivour-Adeniyi, who was the chief reviewer of Flora’s Flower, a book written by journalist and child rights advocate, Funmi Ajumobi, said the culture of silence surrounding child sexual abuse often prevented survivors from speaking out and perpetrators from being held accountable.
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Pope Leo To Miss Assisi Gathering On Doctors’ Advice
Pope Leo XIV will not attend a peace gathering at Assisi next week on doctors’ advice as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said Friday. “To support recovery following last Tuesday’s thoracic surgery, and following the doctors’ advice, Pope Leo XIV will not be able to attend the ‘Disarmed and Disarming Peace’ meeting in Assisi on October 27th,” wrote the Vatican in a note.
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Boom in weight-loss drugs could lead to drop in beer sales, Heineken warns British pubs
World’s second largest brewer says use of drugs such as Wegovy can reduce desire to drink alcohol Heineken has warned British bars and pubs that the boom in popularity of weight-loss drugs could lead to a fall in sales of beer and cider. The world’s second largest brewer sent a presentation to British hospitality customers earlier this month warning that GLP-1 use – led by Ozempic and Wegovy – can reduce the desire to drink alcohol, which could lead to “fullness and fewer serves” of pints in pubs and bars.
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A greying population, a strained care system
Gaps in geriatric healthcare and support systems leave many older people struggling to access medical care, find reliable caregivers, and cope with mental health concerns and social isolation. With Telangana’s population aged 60 and above projected to grow over the next decade, the shortcomings in healthcare, mental health support and community services need urgent attention, finds K. Shiva Shanker
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Nigeria and Kenya Ebola patients may have crossed paths at Uganda airport, officials say
Officials say they both travelled through Entebbe International Airport on 3 October.
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Hospitals deliberately targeted by Sudan's RSF fighters, BBC finds
The UN human rights chief Volker Türk says the multiple attacks may amount to war crimes.
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One dead, three rescued in Lagos building collapse
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) has confirmed one death and the rescue of three adult males following the collapse of a two-storey building under construction in Fadeyi, Lagos. He listed the responders at the scene as the LASEMA Response Team, Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, LASAMBUS and officers of the Nigeria Police Force from Alagbon Division.
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Australia at the heart of 'transformational' cancer vaccine breakthrough
A world-first cancer vaccine has been shown to radically reduce the risk of melanoma recurrence and death.
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India slashes cost of cancer drugs after court rules mark-ups are ‘extortion’
Case filed in 2022 by patient unable to afford medicine leads to cap on drug prices for millions who face ruin if diagnosed The Indian government has moved to reduce the price of cancer drugs after a retired bank clerk took her case to the supreme court. From next month, 137 cancer drugs in India will be cheaper as the government tries to tackle the tragedy of poorer patients either forgoing treatment, selling land or falling into debt to meet the high cost of some medicines, which are making large profits for hospitals and pharmacists.
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Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? I have my doubts
Can AI really predict cancer survival better than a doctor? For cancer survival, they developed FAHR-FaceSurvival, trained using almost 35,000 photos of cancer patients.
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Kenya’s Pathologist Ahmed Kalebi Inducted into Global Hall of Fame
NAIROBI, Kenya Oct 23 – Kenyan consultant pathologist Dr Ahmed Kalebi has been inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame of The Pathologist. Reacting to the induction, Dr Kalebi, founder, executive chairman, chief executive officer and principal pathologist of Dr Kalebi Labs (DKL), said: “I am deeply honoured and humbled to be inducted into the inaugural Hall of Fame alongside such illustrious and accomplished colleagues, including giants of our profession such as the late Professors Christopher Fletcher and Richard Scolyer.
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Breast cancer remains leading cause of death among women – study identifies
A 2025 study of women diagnosed with breast cancer across five sub-Saharan African countries found that 21.9 per cent of participants were diagnosed before age 40, according to researchers from St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, in a release shared with Ghana News Agency. Dr Tonia Frame, Assistant Professor and Director of the Global Health Unit in the Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, said, “Breast cancer risk does not suddenly begin at a particular birthday, and two women of the same age may have very different…
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‘Bespoke’ mRNA vaccine significantly reduces risk of melanoma recurrence or death, clinical trial shows
Trial results represent ‘foundational shift’ in approach to cancer, allowing scientists to harness immune system in more personalised way Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast A personalised mRNA-based melanoma vaccine significantly reduces the risk of cancer recurrence or death within two years, new clinical trial results show. The vaccine, intismeran, is custom-made to target genetic mutations unique to an individual’s melanoma.
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Wa West records 92 percentage yellow fever vaccination
Yellow fever vaccination in Wa West District has hit 92%, with the Ghana Health Service Director-General Dr. Samuel Kaba Akoriyea, declaring that the vaccine is free, dry, very safe and internationally approved. Moved by the situation, the health services Director General ordered the Upper West Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Joshephat Nyuzagl to release 5 motorbikes for Siriyiri before he lands in Accra in the next few hours.
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L’Oreal says weight loss drugs are impacting beauty and skin care sales
The company’s head Nicolas Hieronimus said the beauty market was proving resilient in a challenging global context, and that the use of GLP-1s was “a very important phenomenon for us”. The use of GLP-1s has boomed in popularity in recent years, after drugs developed to treat diabetes such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro were found to also lead to significant weight loss because they supress the appetite.
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Child health in England at risk from sharp rise in NHS waiting times, report says
CQC research finds long delays are making conditions harder to treat and highlights regional disparities in care Thousands of children in England are experiencing some of the sharpest rises in waiting times for healthcare in the history of the NHS, a report has revealed. While some adult waiting times have improved, children and young people are being “hit hardest” amid soaring demand and falling numbers of staff, according to the annual state of care report by the Care Quality Commission.
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It Gets Worse review – Leo Reich is a rare star and the future of TV comedy
Reich – now 28 – is a rare comic to land an HBO special, and now an A24/Channel 4 series, putting him in the ideal position to redress the balance with his very own sitcom. There are hints of Fresh Meat, too, and traces of Reich’s comedy hero Simon Amstell in its dry neuroticism and Jewish-themed LOLs.
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Who was Eva Mamlok? Berlin square renamed after Jewish anti-fascist resistance fighter
Berlin square renamed after Jewish anti-fascist resistance fighter. Berlin's Blücherplatz is now being renamed after her.
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Questions remain over Ebola patient who travelled across three nations undetected
Fresh details reveal how the 40-year-old businessman flew and crossed regional borders while seriously ill.
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Watch: Who is Nobel Peace Prize winner Navi Pillay?
BBC correspondent Joe Inwood explains how Pillay's childhood in South Africa led her to become a driving force in international law from Myanmar to Gaza.